diff --git a/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/data_manager/checkm2_datamanager.xml b/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/data_manager/checkm2_datamanager.xml
index 59a106bef78..73c654b2cb1 100644
--- a/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/data_manager/checkm2_datamanager.xml
+++ b/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/data_manager/checkm2_datamanager.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "checkm2":[
       {
         "path":"uniref100.KO.1.dmnd",
+        "dbkey":"@TOOL_VERSION@",
         "name":"CheckM2 diamond DB downloaded with version @TOOL_VERSION@",
         "version":"@TOOL_VERSION@",
         "value":"@TOOL_VERSION@"
diff --git a/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/data_manager_conf.xml b/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/data_manager_conf.xml
index d38fd691d63..cfc9e7c5900 100644
--- a/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/data_manager_conf.xml
+++ b/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/data_manager_conf.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
         <data_table name="checkm2">
             <output>
                 <column name="value"/>
+                <column name="dbkey"/>
                 <column name="name"/>
                 <column name="version"/>
                 <column name="path" output_ref="out_file">
diff --git a/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/test-data/checkm2.loc b/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/test-data/checkm2.loc
index 5be674eedaa..f880d13ea70 100644
--- a/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/test-data/checkm2.loc
+++ b/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/test-data/checkm2.loc
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 
-1.0.2	CheckM2 diamond DB downloaded with version 1.0.2	1.0.2	/tmp/tmpf_hplx2a/galaxy-dev/tool-data/checkm2/1.0.2/uniref100.KO.1.dmnd
+1.0.2   1.0.2	CheckM2 diamond DB downloaded with version 1.0.2	1.0.2	/tmp/tmpf_hplx2a/galaxy-dev/tool-data/checkm2/1.0.2/uniref100.KO.1.dmnd
diff --git a/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/tool-data/checkm2.loc.sample b/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/tool-data/checkm2.loc.sample
index fb6c26e2c28..13d5ed90c39 100644
--- a/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/tool-data/checkm2.loc.sample
+++ b/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/tool-data/checkm2.loc.sample
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 #The checkm2_db_versioned.loc file has this format (longer white space
 #characters are TAB characters):
 #
-#<unique_build_id>	<display_name>	<version>	<file_base_path>
+#<unique_build_id>  <dbkey>  <display_name>	<version>	<file_base_path>
 
 #The <version> column indicates the checkm2 version that generated the database
 
 #
-#diamond_db_1.0.2	Diamond database	1.0.2	/mnt/galaxyIndices/Checkm2_database/uniref100.KO.1.dmnd
+#diamond_db_1.0.2   1.0.2	Diamond database	1.0.2	/mnt/galaxyIndices/Checkm2_database/uniref100.KO.1.dmnd
diff --git a/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.sample b/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.sample
index 91d3896326e..210f6d76a89 100644
--- a/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.sample
+++ b/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.sample
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <tables>
     <table name="checkm2" comment_char="#" allow_duplicate_entries="False">
-        <columns>value, name, version, path</columns>
+        <columns>value, dbkey, name, version, path</columns>
         <file path="tool-data/checkm2.loc" />
     </table>
 </tables>
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diff --git a/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.test b/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.test
index 0d4e82a19c8..20f67ee8133 100644
--- a/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.test
+++ b/data_managers/data_manager_checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.test
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <tables>
     <!-- Location of rnastar indexes for testing -->
     <table name="checkm2" comment_char="#" allow_duplicate_entries="False">
-        <columns>value, name, version, path</columns>
+        <columns>value, dbkey, name, version, path</columns>
         <file path="${__HERE__}/test-data/checkm2.loc" />
     </table>
 </tables>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/checkm2/test-data/checkm2.loc b/tools/checkm2/test-data/checkm2.loc
index cb171f790ec..fae8c7709ac 100644
--- a/tools/checkm2/test-data/checkm2.loc
+++ b/tools/checkm2/test-data/checkm2.loc
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ##Checkm2 versioned indexes
-#build_id	display_name	path	version
-001	test_db	1.0.2	${__HERE__}/Checkm2_database/uniref100.KO.1.dmnd
+#build_id   dbkey	display_name	path	version
+001 1.0.2	test_db	1.0.2	${__HERE__}/Checkm2_database/uniref100.KO.1.dmnd
diff --git a/tools/checkm2/tool-data/checkm2.loc.sample b/tools/checkm2/tool-data/checkm2.loc.sample
index fb6c26e2c28..9b50efa7c85 100644
--- a/tools/checkm2/tool-data/checkm2.loc.sample
+++ b/tools/checkm2/tool-data/checkm2.loc.sample
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 #The checkm2_db_versioned.loc file has this format (longer white space
 #characters are TAB characters):
 #
-#<unique_build_id>	<display_name>	<version>	<file_base_path>
+#<unique_build_id>  <dbkey> <display_name>	<version>	<file_base_path>
 
 #The <version> column indicates the checkm2 version that generated the database
 
 #
-#diamond_db_1.0.2	Diamond database	1.0.2	/mnt/galaxyIndices/Checkm2_database/uniref100.KO.1.dmnd
+#diamond_db_1.0.2   1.0.2	Diamond database	1.0.2	/mnt/galaxyIndices/Checkm2_database/uniref100.KO.1.dmnd
diff --git a/tools/checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.sample b/tools/checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.sample
index 91d3896326e..210f6d76a89 100644
--- a/tools/checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.sample
+++ b/tools/checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.sample
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <tables>
     <table name="checkm2" comment_char="#" allow_duplicate_entries="False">
-        <columns>value, name, version, path</columns>
+        <columns>value, dbkey, name, version, path</columns>
         <file path="tool-data/checkm2.loc" />
     </table>
 </tables>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.test b/tools/checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.test
index 12a81b8a370..5f4eaface7f 100644
--- a/tools/checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.test
+++ b/tools/checkm2/tool_data_table_conf.xml.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <tables>
     <table name="checkm2" comment_char="#" allow_duplicate_entries="False">
-        <columns>value, name, version, path</columns>
+        <columns>value, dbkey, name, version, path</columns>
         <file path="${__HERE__}/test-data/checkm2.loc" />
     </table>
 </tables>
\ No newline at end of file